Chapter 671 Swiss Yoshi

Harry Kane's own dribbling also attracted the attention of Koulibaly and Fabinho. He passed the ball to Rashford who was running sideways from the left.

No one cared about Rashford for the time being, because Manchester United's counterattack was too fast, and Liverpool's defensive strength was restrained by Harry Kane and Mbappe, so they could not take care of it for the time being.

Rashford did not take the ball into the penalty area. He suddenly kicked a long shot before other players came up to block him.

It was a low shot close to the grass, with a fast speed and great power.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson was highly focused. He was going to hold the ball, but when the ball approached, his face changed. The ball was powerful and he couldn't hold it!

So, everyone saw Alisson half-kneeling on the ground in a very awkward way, sideways with his left hand rowing action, and blocked the ball.

Harry Kane was about to rush up to make up the shot, but fortunately Alisson's second reaction was very fast, and he rolled and crawled to pounce on the ball under him.

The Liverpool fans in the stands of Anfield Stadium breathed a sigh of relief. Manchester United's counterattack just now really made them sweat.

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At the end of the first half, Manchester United led Liverpool 2:1 away.

For the visiting team, this is a pretty good half-time score.

In the away team's locker room at Anfield Stadium, Mourinho was very happy, and he did not hide his happy expression at all.

Mourinho praised everyone with a smile, goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, forward... Everyone was praised.

"You did a great job. We have to play like this in the second half. From leading to falling behind, and then to leading, it's not easy. You did a good job." Mourinho clenched his fists and said, "I was very confident about winning away games. Now, your performance makes me more assured."

Mourinho used an affirmative tone to constantly boost the confidence of the players.

In Mourinho's view, in terms of strength, his Manchester United has the capital to win. The important thing is to do well and not make mistakes at critical moments.

This is the role of stabilizing the morale of the army and playing normally.

"Liverpool will attack in the second half, their goal is to win. So Klopp is likely to replace a midfielder with a forward.

"If Origi is substituted, be careful of Origi's breakthrough."

"If Shaqiri is substituted." Mourinho paused and smiled a little sinisterly, "This Swiss bad boy has a bad temper, you have to pay attention to this. "

After he said that, the players understood.

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Shaqiri became famous at a young age. He debuted in the youth training system of Basel, a Swiss domestic giant, and became the absolute main force of the team at the age of 18. Because he is less than 1.7 meters tall, very flexible and fast, the outside world will easily associate him with Yosi, which also gave him the nickname "Swiss Yosi".

However, unlike the introverted Yosi, Shaqiri has a hot temper and has clashed with opponents on the court.

This "Swiss Yosi" not only often clashes with opponents, but when he gets angry, he even doesn't distinguish between enemies and friends.

Especially in the previous few seasons, he enjoyed the core treatment in Stoke City. Now he came to Liverpool. Liverpool, however, it is difficult for him to compete with Salah and Mane. He can only be a rotation for the two, and even has to share the rotation time with Origi. This has caused Shaqiri, who has only joined Liverpool for half a season, to complain to the media about too little playing time, and is considered to have provoked Liverpool's internal strife.

Before the start of the second half, Liverpool made a substitution. Klopp replaced Keita with Shaqiri.

Mourinho showed a surprised expression. If it were him, he would replace Fabinho, who was almost hit by Manchester United in the first half of the game, instead of replacing Keita.

Shaqiri can play in multiple positions in the frontcourt. Although he mainly plays as a winger, he can also play as a front midfielder.

Now, Shaqiri replaced Keita, Liverpool's three midfielders changed from three defensive midfielders in the first half to the current Fabinho and Wijnaldum partnering as double defensive midfielders, with Shaqiri as the attacking midfielder.

Of course, if it was Mourinho, he would not replace Shaqiri, but would replace him with Sturridge or Origi who could be the bridgehead in the frontcourt.

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The referee's whistle sounded just one minute into the second half.

Mbappe used his speed to wreak havoc, and Liverpool couldn't defend two consecutive players. In the end, it was central defender Lovren who came out and knocked Mbappe down.

Lovren was given a yellow card by the referee, and there were waves of dissatisfied boos from the stands of Anfield Stadium.

Klopp's expression was very serious, and even a little nervous. Lovren's foul The location is a bit dangerous.

It is about 27 or 28 meters away from the goal, in the middle of the penalty area. This position means that you can kick it with either your left foot or your right foot.

Both the distance and the position exude a dangerous atmosphere.

Rashford, Bruno, Harry Kane, and Mbappe, all four of them stood at the penalty spot, discussing how to take the penalty.

These are four completely different styles of penalty takers standing in front of Liverpool's goal. Goalkeeper Alisson patted his gloves nervously, swallowed his saliva, and felt nervous and stressed.

The four people have different penalty styles, and Alisson needs to make his own judgment. He thinks Bruno is most likely to take the penalty, followed by Rashford.

What are the characteristics of Bruno's penalty kick?

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Just when Alisson was still thinking, the referee blew the whistle.

Bruno took a run-up and ran over the football.

Then it was Rashford, who also rushed to the football and ran over.

Then it was Harry Kane, who rushed to the football, swung his right foot and shot!

Alisson felt like he was going crazy, and it was never going to end.

Until he saw Harry Kane shoot, he was inexplicably relieved.

The football kicked by Harry Kane took off the ground, passed the wall, and continued to fly in the air.

Alisson judged the arc trajectory and rushed to his right side, but the football drew an arc, turned a corner in the penalty area, and continued to move a distance to the right side of the goal.

It was this distance that Alisson, who had already made a save, could only watch the football pass over his right hand, and the football finally hit the inside of the goal post and bounced into the goal.

"GOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!"

"Harry Kane! Harry Kane scored a free kick."

The commentators were all very excited. Harry Kane does have a free kick. When he was at Tottenham, he scored many free kicks.

But Bruno is the first free kicker for Manchester United. The captain of Manchester United is an iron man on the football field. He rarely rotates and rests. Basically, Harry Kane is rarely seen taking free kicks, so it is very precious, and this ball is really beautiful.

"Beautiful! Harry Kane hit a very beautiful arc world wave! 3:1! Manchester United has extended its lead to two goals!"

Mourinho raised his arms high on the sidelines and smiled from ear to ear. With a two-goal advantage, this game should be stable.

"3:1! Manchester United is leading by two goals. Liverpool is in danger in this game." He Wei said.

"In fact, after Manchester United took the lead for the second time in the first half, Liverpool was in danger in this game." Zhang Lu said.

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Klopp was very depressed off the court. This time, Harry Kane scored a goal directly from a free kick, which also came from a counterattack by Manchester United. Lovren was forced to commit a foul in a dangerous area, giving the opponent a chance to take a free kick.

In fact, with Liverpool's personnel configuration, the safest way is to defend and counterattack steadily. But Klopp can't do that because Liverpool is on the lagging side.

Playing at home, the score is still behind. If Klopp dares to defend and counterattack steadily, I'm afraid the home fans of Anfield will turn against him.

Of course, on the one hand, it is under the pressure of reality, and on the other hand, Klopp also has a fluke mentality. What if Liverpool can really attack, score, and reverse and win the game when the score is behind?

Unfortunately, his fluke mentality was punctured in front of this goal.

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Manchester United led by two goals away from home. Almost all Manchester United people, including Mourinho, thought they would win this game, which also caused some Manchester United players to become a little lax in their thinking.

They forgot that the opponent they faced was Liverpool, which was also known for its tenacity and ability to turn things around!

They forgot that the venue they were playing in was one of the most famous devil's home stadiums in Europe!

Although the team was two goals behind and the players' morale was low, the home fans of Anfield Stadium did not give up at all. They stood up from the stands and sang their world-famous team song "You'll Never Walk Alone" in unison.

Stimulated by the team song, Liverpool players gradually cheered up.

In the 73rd minute, Mane dribbled past Fred and cut into the left side of the penalty area and passed back. Shaqiri shot from 12 yards on the right side of the penalty area and hit Luke Shaw, who deflected into the near corner, changing the score on the field to 2:3.

Anfield Stadium was full of jubilation.

The opponent was only one goal behind, which made Manchester United players suddenly become a little nervous from their previous relaxed mentality.

However, when the heart becomes a little nervous, it is not so easy to adjust back to the state.

Facing Liverpool, who had pulled one back and were full of morale, Manchester United completely lost their composure and were overwhelmed by Liverpool's overwhelming offensive.

In the 80th minute, Liverpool scored another goal. Salah passed the ball, and Shaqiri shot from the penalty area and hit Maguire, who deflected into the net. The score on the field became 3:3!

At this time, it was Mourinho who became extremely depressed.

Both goals were lost by Shaqiri, who was not favored by Mourinho as a substitute, and both goals were deflected by Manchester United players. Anyone who encounters this situation will not be in a good mood.